bitterspeak

I've been doing some phone work at the old joint lately. Here are some prime questions I've been asked in the past two days or so:

1) How do I enter you into my GPS?

2) (same person) Do you have valet parking (it's Manhattan, no one has valet parking)?

3) If I come on Saturday at 8:00 without a reservation how long will the wait be? (I can actually predict the future, but instead chose to do this glamorous job with my special gift)

4) Can I give you my credit card number to buy my two friends a dessert?

5) Hi can you get me a copy of a check that I need for my expenses? We were there on October 24th. I think. I'm not sure (we don't use a POS system)

6) (A guy requesting a table for four at 730 on Friday night, and it WAS Friday night) I don't understand why restaurants say no and turn people away? Don't you want the business

and the classic:

them: "I'd like a reservation on Saturday for 3 people"

me: "cool. (yes, I do say that) I have 6:00, 6:30 10:30 and 11:00"

them" "nothing at 8:30?"

me: "I have 6:00, 6:30 10:30 and 11:00"

them: "how about 7:00?"

me: "I have 6:00, 6:30 10:30 and 11:00"

and then guess where this goes...yup:

"If I come on Saturday at 8:00 without a reservation how long will the wait be?"

sigh. it will probably be a week.